Overwatering?

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rollup01

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• Nov 17, 2020

• #1

I just water when its mostly dry, could I be giving too much at once though or is it something else or am I just tripping and its okay.

 

quirk

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• Nov 17, 2020

• #2

You cannot overwater a well draining medium. The problems come in when you water too often, keeping the medium saturated and suffocating the roots.

 

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rollup01

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• Nov 17, 2020

• #3

quirk said:

You cannot overwater a well draining medium. The problems come in when you water too often, keeping the medium saturated and suffocating the roots.

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How often are you watering those?

 

SwampYankee

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• Nov 17, 2020

• #4

everytime ive refused to accept that im overwatering I let the plants sit for a day or 2 and they spring back proving I did in fact overwater. One of the hardest things for me to get a good feel for is when Im watering too much

 

quirk

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• Nov 17, 2020

• #5

rollup01 said:

How often are you watering those?

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I transferred to pre-moistened 5 gal pots day after sprout and didn't add water for 10 days and then just 16oz. from the condiment bottle.

 

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thaifuntime

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• Nov 18, 2020

• #6

Quirk, why do you go direct to full sized pot rather than progressing through different sizes? Your method - moist soil and strictly hands off for ten days - is workable but don’t you miss being able to monitor the root growth by being able to check it during transplant?

 

quirk

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• Nov 18, 2020

• #7

thaifuntime said:

Quirk, why do you go direct to full sized pot rather than progressing through different sizes? Your method - moist soil and strictly hands off for ten days - is workable but don’t you miss being able to monitor the root growth by being able to check it during transplant?

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Between you, me and the fencepost, I'm horrible at transplanting. Everything falls apart on me. I can unwrap my airpots and check my roots and water content anytime if needed. This is what is functional for my organic auto grows.

 

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SnidleyBluntash

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• Nov 18, 2020

• #8

Op you over water. What is temp in the room? How far away the light. Here’s your next step, get a syringe or a turkey baster and see if you can suck water out of the bottom of those plugs. If you can suck water out the bottom then it’s waterlogged. You should have roots coming out all over that.